operation with other responsible national and international entities we, the Energy Ministers, seek to: a) promote the development of transparent national policies able to effectively use public resources, as well as to attract and stimulate private investments in rural and peri-urban electrification and alternative cooking technologies and fuels; b) enhance capacity building initiatives for the development and the deployment of oil, natural gas and electricity regional energy networks; c) encourage the active involvement of local communities in rural programmes, through the deployment of suitable technologies and the development of appropriate skills and capabilities in cooperation with the public and the private sector; d) ensure that work to improve energy access is helping to put developing countries on the path to a low greenhouse gases emission development, thus helping them exploit new technologies and improve their energy availability, including through off-grid access in remote areas. --MORE
